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    Antisocial Personality Behavior When we define abnormal behavior we must keep in mind that “normal” differs from culture to culture. What it is normal for a person from India is completely strange for a person from Europe‚ Colombia or Japan. To determine whether a person’s behavior is abnormal psychologist use three basic criteria as follows: Deviation from statistical norms and social norms‚ maladaptive behavior‚ and personal distress. If the individual’s behavior is considered “abnormal”‚ mental

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    distinguish from plain criminal shoplifting. But frequently these petty thieves have underlying depression and have suffered from eating disorders - bulimia or anorexia nervosa. None of that may be picked up when they are hauled off to the police station or brought to stand in the dock months later. So it is more than likely that many women with this psychological disorder - it gives them a marked sense of relief as they scurry from the department store with a pillowcase under their coat - are now in

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    The case study of Tony Taylor is described as a 39 year old African American male who is showing symptomology of a personality disorder from the Cluster B group which is described as the “dramatic‚ erratic and emotional group” (Biedel 2014). Tony describes that much of his life has been chaotic which has led to him experience emotional dysregulation and behavior impulsivity (Biedel 2014). For Tony to be able to have the Antisocial Personality Disorder he would have needed to have a conduct disorder

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    Running head: ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER AND HOLLYWEIRD A Discussion of the Portrayal of Antisocial Personality Disorder in the Film “Hollyweird” By adulthood‚ each of us has stood in judgment of a film at some point in our lives. We sometimes judge the quality of the acting‚ the cinematography‚ or the writing‚ taking note of the entertainment value of each. Within some movies‚ however‚ is what some would argue is a far more important aspect that deserves attention‚ that of the

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    Cluster C consists of personality disorders in which nervous and fearful comportment is dominant. People with these personality disorders are often viewed as antisocial and reserved. Cluster C personality disorders are made up of the following:  Dependent personality disorder  Avoidant personality disorder  Anankastic (Obsessive-Compulsive) personality disorder. Dependent Personality Disorder is a mental disorder where the sufferers exhibits an excessive need to be taken care of‚ submissive‚ needy

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    11:40am-2:30pm December 12‚ 2015 Borderline Personality Disorder The history of Borderline Personality Disorder‚ also known as BPD‚ began in 1975. Gunderson and Singer developed the first operational definition of the disorder. In 1978‚ Gunderson and Kolb proved that it could be differentiated from other disorders. As a result‚ BPD became part of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1980. The name Borderline was created by early clinicians who

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    Paranoid personality disorder is a disorder that sounds like many people could have. However just like other disorders there are some requirement that each person must meet in order to diagnose them with this disorder. Social workers should be able to differentiate this disorder from other disorder by ensuring that the client meets all of the criteria for this disorder as well as ensuring that they are familiar with the DSM. Some symptoms for this disorder that are different from other disorder is that

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    Personality disorders greatly influence the dropout rates in treatment for homeless individuals. Of the cluster B personality disorders‚ borderline personality disorder is one of the most difficult to treat in homeless individuals due to its high comorbidity rate with other Axis I disorders and the patient’s difficulty in emotional regulation and maintaining stable relationships with others. Art therapy is often used as a complementary therapy to treat borderline personality disorder. While qualitative

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    regulation. Secondly through Pathological personality disorders; Grandiosity (an aspect of antagonism) - Feelings of entitlement‚ either overt or covert and Attention seeking (an aspect of Antagonism) - Excessive attempts to attract and be the focus of the attention of others; admiration seeking others (Aaron L. Pincus‚ 2016) DSM-5 criteria for the diagnostic of Borderline personality disorder were based on the following; Significant Impairments in personality functioning manifested by either; I)Identity-

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    Narcissistic personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance‚ a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightest criticism. A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas

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